Toyota Pansonic Racing White Fleece Zip Jacket

PANASONIC TOYOTA RACING WHITE FLEECE ZIP JACKET

Archive ID: ZJP-A-0029 | Vintage Apparel

Condition: Grade B (moderate, age-consistent wear)

Panasonic Toyota Racing full-zip fleece jacket in white with red binding. Stand collar and a full-length zip, both bound in red, over a soft pile fleece body. Two zip hand pockets and a zip chest pocket, all in grey tape with branded red TOYOTA zip pulls. The left chest carries a red embroidered TOYOTA wordmark beside the red-and-black stylised Toyota motorsport device used across the team's Formula 1 era apparel. Documented in honest used condition and graded B.

CONDITION REPORT

- Presents clean and bright with light, age-consistent wear; the fleece pile is soft with normal surface texture.

- Red binding to the collar, placket and hem is intact and unfaded, with no lifting or fraying visible.

- Embroidered TOYOTA chest wordmark and motorsport device are crisp and fully legible.

- All three grey zips present with their branded red TOYOTA pulls intact.

- The interior collar band reads slightly cream against the shell - light age-toning typical of a white fleece.

- No holes, tears or open seams visible.

- Graded B rather than A on the strength of that interior toning alone.

DETAILS

- Item Type: Full-zip fleece jacket

- Material: White pile fleece with red binding

- Team: Panasonic Toyota Racing - Toyota's works Formula 1 entry

- Branding: Red embroidered TOYOTA wordmark with the red-and-black stylised motorsport device; branded red TOYOTA zip pulls

- Features: Stand collar; full-length zip; two zip hand pockets; zip chest pocket; grey zip tape throughout

- Origin: Japan

- Era: 2000s (Toyota Formula 1 programme, 2002-2009)

- Measured Size (flat): 21 in pit-to-pit (42 in chest) x 24 in length

- Estimated NA Fit: US Men's M

ARCHIVE NOTES

Panasonic Toyota Racing was Toyota's works Formula 1 entry, competing from 2002 to 2009 and run from the company's motorsport base at Cologne in Germany. It was among the best-funded operations on the grid, carried Panasonic as title partner alongside backers including Denso, and took thirteen podium finishes without winning a grand prix before Toyota withdrew at the end of 2009. Team and supporter apparel from the programme carried the red TOYOTA wordmark with the stylised motorsport device, executed here in the white-and-red colourway with fully branded hardware down to the zip pulls. Branding is documented from the garment's own embroidery and hardware; no specific season or individual provenance is claimed.

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